Cloning / Duplicating / Copying a Virtual Machine
I wish to create a base image and use it to create all my virtual machines (VM). Since each VM requires its own folder I duplicate the folder for every VM and then rename it. I not only rename the...
View ArticleVMnet Config Question
The VMnet adapters on my host machine (Win2k3) are running @ 100Mbit. Is it possible to run them @ 1000Mbit? I want to use iSCSI initiated from the guest OSes to the host as a target, but I would like...
View ArticleWeb Management console
Hello, I recently moved all of my virtual machines to a new GSX server \[WIN2003].The problem is, There is no Web Management Console enabled on the new GSX server. I thought it could be because no IIS...
View ArticleDoes VMware Server support an IEEE-1394 FireWire Interface?
I am running VMware Server on RedHat Linux Enterprise 4.0. I created a Virtual Machine on VMware, running MS Windows XP Professional and am running an MS Windows application in the MS Visual Studio...
View ArticleVMware Server using a HUGE pagefile
I have installed VMware Server RC1 on a Windows Server 2003 R2 host with 4GB of physical RAM and have allocated 3GB total to 3 VMs. Once the VMs power on, the host's windows pagefile usage in task...
View ArticleFirebird problem
VMTNers, I have to test several versions of the Firebird database engine. Because several servers on one machine does not work very well, I have downloaded VMWare to solve this problem. The VMWare...
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Separate NAT devices per VM? (Sniffing other VM's net packets)
I am using Windows XP SP2 as a host.I have two virtual machines: Ubuntu Linux, and Windows 2000. To have internet access within the VMs, I must use NAT. (I am on dialup.)I am wondering if it would be...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003: Mouse Cursor Stuck in Bottom Right Corner
After converting my VMs from Virtual Server 2005 R2 I installed VMware Tools. Since installing the tools the mouse cursor is stuck in the bottom right corner from the console. The only functional way...
View ArticleCannot login into virtual machine - logs right back out
Hi - I used LiveState to create and image of a Windows 2003 server. I then used the Virtual Machine Importer 2 to convert the image to a VMware Server image. I opened the image and it boots up fine. I...
View ArticleProblem creating a VM to be a DHCP Server
Hello, my problem is that I've created a VM that currently is a Domain Controller for my Windows 2000 Active Directory. I also want it to backup my primary DHCP server so I created a Win 2000 DHCP...
View ArticleTOE Adapters and VMWare Server, Worth it with/without iSCSI?
I am curious if a TOE type adapted would severely benefit VMWare host servers. In doing some research, the manufacturer that claims the best benefit of their "TOE" adapters is Alacritech. At approx...
View ArticleVMWare server causing Interrupt loss...constantly
I am running VMWare server on Debian Etch, with kernel 2.6.16-2-686-smp on a Dell PowerEdge 830 Pentium D 2.8GHz. The server itself runs fine, and I seem to be having no issues with it. However, this...
View ArticleWindows 2003R2 Enterprise licensing question
This is found on the MS website: Q. If Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, is used as the host environment, am I granted four virtual licenses? What if VMWare is the host?A. Licensing...
View ArticleLocal TCP Performance Problem - MTU mismatch?
Linux host 2.6.17.13 at 128.1.9.9, Windows XP SP2 client at 128.1.90.6 under vmware server 1.0.1 in same machine with bridged network. root@LS09:~# ip route ls cache|grep 128.1.90.6128.1.90.6 from...
View ArticleThe maximum number of virtual machines is opened
When I try to start a machine I get this The maximum number of virtual machines is opened.You must close some virtual machines before opening new ones. I have no machines on right now. There are...
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VMware Server refuses to bridge with VLAN device
Hi, I have recently set up a new server running Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, with the intention of consolidating our development systems on to a single machine. I configured several VLANS on the host machine and...
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VMWare Server lost packets in bridge mode
Hi there,I have an VM running on VMWare server (XP host). This is configured in bridge mode (manually set on a specific NIC). Communication works fine with the PC on the same network. I'm running some...
View ArticleLarge files in /tmp ! What is the reason ?
Hi @all, I have a quetsion regarding vmware. My host os: SLES9 SP3. When i take a look at df -h i see the following: Size used...
View ArticleConvert vmware image to physical disk
I've been working with a variety of XP configurations under SuSe 10 which although worked well was hampered by a poor graphics card implementation that my 19" monitor displayed a mediocre image. I...
View ArticleUsing HP SIM P2V Migration Tool
I have used the HP SIM P2V migration tool in the past with limited success. I always seem to run into the same issue, I cannot install VMWare Tools on the new VM created by the migration tool. In...
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